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Day in the Life

Dec 25, 1856

Journal Entry

December 25, 1856 ~ Thursday

25th A snowy day I spent the fore part of the day in the office
I took my wife & Buulah & in company with Brother & Sister Smoot
I rode to sugar House ward & I Preached one hour to the people after Hearing
from Carnes Eldridge Wiles Vernon & Bishop Smoot Brother Smoot
had the spirit of the Lord & about the ownly man that did appear to
have it the spirit of the Lord was upon me & I gave them good council
I rode home after meeting through the snow storm 6 mils
(Turn back one leaf for 26th)

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
249 mentions
Family
7 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1551 mentions
Family

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I pray that the spirit of God will attend me & my brethren in the Priesthood that we may be saved from all evil & pthe power of the Devil and have power to build up the kingdom of God on the Earth
~ Wilford Woodruff

Events

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December 30, 1856
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
1857
Church membership is 55,236.

Dec 25, 1856